Seamus Coleman believes Everton can still achieve European qualification

Seamus Coleman arrived at Everton from Sligo Rovers for £60,000 in 2009

The Everton full-back has not given up on his side’s chance of leapfrogging Manchester United and sneaking into the top six.

Ronald Koeman’s Toffees have won six and drawn three of their last nine games and if they can keep that run going against Tottenham today – one of four top-six sides they have taken points off this season – then the unlikely scenario could yet unfold.

Coleman, 28, said: “We have been playing well recently. We got off to a decent start this season winning four and drawing one of our first five league games – then it was a tricky spell and the top six pulled away in that period.

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“We have been left to play catch-up and want to stay in touch. We want to look up rather than down.

“The top six are difficult to compete with because of the money they have and the number of talented players in their squads – but we have to try and hold on to their tails. We have to believe.”

Last year the team who believed in the impossible were Leicester.

“We have been left to play catch-up and want to stay in touch”

Everton full-back Seamus Coleman

And Coleman admits the Foxes’ capture of the Premier League is an inspiration to every team.

He said: “That was an amazing story and I continue to be so impressed by what they did because I know how hard it is to go week-in and week-out and keep getting results.

“There are so many hard grounds to go to, so many games where you can slip up. But they handled everything so well.

“That’ll be very difficult for anyone, to replicate. You have to keep going and going, though.”